After losing Dakota Mermis on waivers yesterday, Utah has brought up some extra defensive depth. The team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled blueliner Kevin Connauton from AHL Tucson. While not announced by the club, rearguard Robert Bortuzzo was placed on IR to make room for Connauton on the active roster. With more than 20 years in the broadcast industry, Steve Kouleas eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey. He’s been the host of Hardcore Hockey and That’s Hockey Tonight, and joined NHL Network Radio in 2015. Kouleas hosts The Power Play show, where you will hear from NHL executives, GMs, and coaches—and get all the news, analysis, and opinion you need.

From 1942 to 1967, the NHL had only six teams, collectively nicknamed the "Original Six". The league added six new teams to double its size as a result of the 1967 NHL expansion, then increased to 18 teams by 1974, and to 21 teams due to the 1979 NHL expansion. It added its 31st and 32nd teams in 2017 and 2021, respectively. Salt Lake City was awarded an expansion franchise in 2024 as it acquired the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes, which were deactivated, thus maintaining the total number of teams at 32.

Today, nhlwebcast. she’s one of the familiar faces on ESPN’s SportsCenter, a position she’s held since 1992. Cohn brings her passion, knowledge, and broadcasting experience to the Mad Dog Sports Radio airwaves, where she can be heard giving her unfiltered opinions on a variety of topics. Her passion for the game and the goalie position makes her a perfect NHL Network Radio personality. After a hard-fought, 82-game regular season, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are when teams lay it all on the line to secure their legacies for years to come — and this season will be no different. The Playoffs will feature four exciting rounds, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, conference finals and, of course, the ultimate round, the Stanley Cup® Final. These best-of-seven series will still have you on your feet cheering for your favorite teams from both near and far.

Take a peek into the future with Hockey Prospect Radio - tomorrow's stars, today. Wherever they're playing, we'll track them giving you scouting guide for young stars everywhere. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by "The Great One" that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian is in his 20th NHL season and nhlwebcats was on pace to get to 895 in February before breaking his left leg in a shin-on-shin collision in November. He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game out of the Christmas break.

No games are scheduled on this channel right now, but visit /nhlschedule for a complete listing. Steve brings on former players from the NHL including Martin Biron, Anthony Stewart, Andrew Raycroft, Craig Button and Bruce Boudreau as they bring the opinion and analysis plus they talk to team and league executives every day. Currently, the NHL consists of 32 teams and the league playoff champion at the end of the season is awarded the Stanley Cup trophy. Hockey’s soaring valuations have less to do with revenue, however, than with revenue multiples. The $1.8 billion price of the Tampa Bay Lightning in October’s sale was 8.2 times revenue while the $1.2 billion deal to transform the Coyotes into Utah Hockey Club came with a multiple of 9.8. On Forbes’ new list of the NHL’s most valuable teams, the spread of multiples reaches all the way up to 12.3 for the Maple Leafs, with an average of 8.5, helping every team secure a valuation of $1 billion for the first time.

Ovechkin notched yet another goal in the first half of the 20th season of his illustrious career. Starting with the Franchise hub, streamlined navigation gives players access to new, relevant, and easy-to-digest information. There will be a small change to the goaltending position for the Vancouver Canucks tonight.